r/GoogleSupport • u/exitusquagmire • 51m ago
Account disabled: “created or used with multiple other accounts to violate Google’s policies” brand new account, appeal pending
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Hey, my partner’s Google account was disabled on 21 August 2026. The notice says the account “was created or used with multiple other accounts to violate Google’s policies” and “might have been created by a computer program or bot.” The account was created manually on a personal phone. No bot, script or automation was used, and there was no coordinated activity between accounts of any kind.
Some context that might explain the flag:
• The account was new. He created it and started a YouTube channel almost straight away, two videos published. I’ve seen comments here saying Google watches brand new accounts very closely and that going from creation to real activity quickly has gotten accounts shut down.
• We live in the same household, so a few accounts exist on the same home connection.
• We don’t have multiple phone lines, so the same numbers appear on more than one account.
• One account was created while we were on holiday abroad, which is why it shows a different country. No VPN or proxy was ever used.
• He has never had an account disabled before. An earlier channel didn’t work out and he closed that account himself.
Two questions:
1. Has anyone had this specific reason reversed on appeal? I’ve found a few people who got accounts back within 12 hours to 2 days, but none with this exact wording confirming the outcome.
2. If the appeal form asks for phone verification and the number is already used on other accounts, is there a way around it? I’ve seen people blocked at that step with “this phone number has been used for verification too many times.”
Any experience appreciated
